What you need to know about the epic new ‘Vikings’ spinoff, ‘Valhalla’
nypost.comth century — roughly 100 years after the events of “Vikings” (which ran from 2013-2020) — “Valhalla” is a historical drama following three main characters.
There’s legendary explorer Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) before he became famous; his fierce sister, Freydis Eriksdotter (Frida Gustavsso); and Harald Sigurdsson (Leo Suter, “Sanditon”), an ambitious rising leader and future king of Norway.The series opens with the St.
Brice’s Day massacre, a real historical event in which Vikings living in England in 1002 were murdered by order of the king.
After that bloody night, the show moves on to follow Vikings from all over as they assemble in the familiar location of Kattegat (Ragnar’s stomping grounds in the original show) to plot revenge against the English — which is how Leif and Freydis, who sail in from Greenland, cross paths with Harald.
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